Tonight, after eight twisting, bloody seasons, The Vampire Diaries will take its final bow, and we have all our fingers and toes crossed that Damon, Caroline, Alaric, and all the rest get the satisfying send-off that they deserve. While, of the three of us, only Sarah and Lauren watch this show (with a level of fevered devotion we […]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Five by Friday: Top Five Battle Scenes
Welcome to Five by Friday! If there’s anything we can all agree on (okay, there are a lot of things we all agree on), it’s that we are suckers for a good battle scene. Whether it’s massive armies coming together on the battlefield or a small ragtag group up against overwhelming odds, there is something […]
What is it, to be a (Super)hero?*
First of all, I want to say how stoked I am to officially be joining Avenging Force! I’ve contributed to some posts in the past, and have left several dissertation-length thoughts down in the comments section, but am super excited to now be a bona fide Avenging Forcer. (Force Avenger? Hmm.) For my first non-guest post, […]
Sarah’s Top Ten Favorite Vampires
As I mentioned in last week’s post, it’s October and for me that means it’s time to do all of the Halloween things! And what says Halloween more than a soulless, bloodthirsty monster that only comes out to play at night? I developed my love of vampires early, due to a steady diet of Buffy the Vampire […]
Five by Friday: Top Five OTPS
Welcome to Five by Friday! This week’s topic is OTPS! We’ve spent a lot of time discussing some of our favorite non-romantic pairings (drift compatibility, anyone?), but we’ll admit we have huge soft spots for our favorite OTPs. Our top pairings span movies, televisions, and books, but no matter the media they all have one thing in common: solid, trusting […]
Five by Friday Top Five Sidekicks
Welcome to Five by Friday! This week’s topic is sidekicks! Too often, people focus on the heroes and the villains, but what about the people that help the hero win the day? Whether the hero only has one person to help them out or a whole team of them, we’re focusing on those support systems today. Join […]
Five by Friday: Five Favorite Buffy Episodes
Welcome to Five by Friday, our end-of-week fandom list meme! Every week we pick a new topic to cover, and this week we’ve picked our favorite Buffy episodes. Now, we want to be clear–this is not “the five best Buffy episodes,” because we both think those are pretty set in stone at this point (just look at […]
Five by Friday: Top Five Heroes
Welcome to Five by Friday! Join us in the comments or on your own blog–we’ve even provided a graphic for you, which you can either save to your own space or link from tinypic using the HTML code below. Just remove the asterisks, and you’re all set! This week’s Five by Friday is about our favorite […]